Inside The Capsule During The Flight Will Be Mannequin Skywalker

Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-15 flight is targeting liftoff on Wednesday, April 14, from Launch Site One in West Texas. The launch window opens at 10:15 AM CDT / 15:15 UTC. Building on the incremental and consecutive mission successes for the vehicle over the course of the program’s flight history, NS-15 is a verification step for the vehicle and operations prior to flying astronauts. During the mission, astronaut operational exercises will be conducted in preparation for human space flight. The primary operations will entail Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts entering into the capsule prior to launch. These astronauts will climb the launch tower, get into their seats, buckle their harnesses, and conduct a communications check from their seat with CAPCOM, the Capsule Communicator. The tower operations team will prepare the capsule cabin for launch and then briefly close the capsule hatch. The astronauts will then exit the capsule prior to launch.

The Kitchen Was Part Of An Expansion Project It was Waco Aircraft's Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 aircraft that caught my eye at Sun 'n Fun 2021, as it was new to me as I missed it being part of their Biplane line up for quite a while. However; after talking to the team at their booth, something new is going on with team Waco that will excite the foodie in all of us, and bring aviators and the those that like great food together. Alex Skiba, Marketing and Sales Manager, explained that the Kitchen was part of an expansion project that quadrupled their Battle Creek MI facilities square footage, that expanded the aircraft manufacturing facility as well adding space of a service and repair facility.

Additional Modifications Make This Boss 182 Stand Out In Among It's 'Piers'

You cant help but notice it in manufacturers display area of Sun & Fun, it grabs your attention like a Muscle Car from 69' or 70' when they were covered in bold graphics. Standing tall, in deep blue and white on Amphibious Wipaire 3000 floats, a Cessna 182 with stencils noting it as a Boss 182, with 350 HP on the side of the cowl in even bolder print. Are you hearing the song 'Bad to the Bone' in your head?

Gary “Dave” DeVore: Photographer  This is Gary’s first year as part of the Aero-News team. Gary got hooked on photography at the age of 10 when his father gave him his first camera. Since then, he has carried one everywhere he goes. He has seen the evolution of photography from film, to early digital point and shoots, to today’s modern DSLRs. After high school, he joined the US Air Force and was sent on a 22-year long adventure. While in the Air Force, he had the opportunity to travel the world, camera always in tow, documenting life through the lens. After retiring from the Air Force, he followed his passion for photography and found a home at the ESPN Sports Complex in Orlando, FL where he has been a sports photographer for the past 9 years.

Hartzell Propeller Is Also Making A $250 Contribution To The RAF

Not a bad deal at all... Hartzell Propeller is offering RAF members a $1,000 discount on four all-new Hartzell backcountry propellers through next year. “This new promotion proves Hartzell’s commitment to our efforts, and is a real benefit to current RAF members and a welcome incentive to become a new RAF member,” RAF Chairman John McKenna said. In addition to the $1,000 savings to RAF members, Hartzell Propeller is making a $250 contribution to the RAF mission for every member who buys a new Hartzell prop for backcountry flying until the end of 2022.

From SnF 2017 (YouTube Version): A Rare U.S. Appearance For The French Precision Demonstration Team

Sun 'n Fun 2017 attendees got a rare treat during the April 3 and 4 air shows ... a performance by the Patrouille de France, the French military precision demonstration team. The team toured North America as part of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into WWI. Maj. Christophe Dubois, Team Leader of Patrouille de France, told ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell that the team came to Sun 'n Fun to show the skills of the French Air Force as part of their partnership with aircraft manufacturer Daher.

 

It wouldn't be an aviation event without ANN’s Jim Campbell taking to the skies, so he took off on a  Piper 100i in the midst of Sun ‘n Fun arrival traffic. The latest generation of GA Piper trainer has an all glass panel and three seats... There are few more iconic GA companies than the Hartzell family... and Hartzell Engine Technologies. We got the chance to have a one on one with both presidents... AeroSport Wants To Take Over The LSA World, first becoming a powerhouse in the midwest and now expanding in DeLand Florida.. handling sales, maintenance, flight training and much more... Pipistrel brought their own little Air Force... with an Alpha Trainer, a Sinus and a Taurus Electro, on the main display (and others scattered all over Lakeland Linder Airport), the company showed off some exciting sport motor-gliders, as well as a soli

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